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RFC 850 - 3.3 Newgroup

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### 3.3 Newgroup

         newgroup <groupname>

This control message creates a new newsgroup with the name given. Since no articles may be posted or forwarded until a newsgroup is created, this message is required before a newsgroup can be used. The body of the message is expected to be a short paragraph describing the intended use of the newsgroup.

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RFC 850 - 3.3 Newgroup